Aotearoa New Zealand addiction nursing standards

The Aotearoa New Zealand Addiction Nursing Standards build on The Aotearoa New Zealand Addiction Specialty Nursing Competency Framework (2012), updated in 2018, initiated and supported by Drug and Alcohol Nurses Australasia (DANA) and Matua Raki. These Standards were developed in partnership with the Addiction Nurses Branch of Te Ao Māramatanga New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses Inc and DANA. They set out the practice and education requirements for addiction nurses. This includes registered nurses, nurse prescribers, and nurse practitioners who work alongside tāngata whai ora, whānau, groups, and communities affected by addiction, reflecting the Aotearoa context. These Standards are a guide, by nurses for nurses, and provide an exemplar of care that Aotearoa addiction nurses are expected to use.